NOTE: Your bank will rarely return an original check to you. Instead, you will receive a substitute check, which is a paper copy of the front and back of the original check. A substitute check is slightly larger than a standard check. A substitute check is legally the same as the original check if it accurately represents the information on the original check and includes the following statement: "This is a legal copy of your check." If you receive a substitute check that appears to have a problem, such as it contains a bad picture of the original check, contact your bank.